In 2020, there were 141 condensation dampness complaints received and investigated by the local authority’s environmental health team. The figure rose to 176 and 181 in 2021 and 2022 respectively.
More complaints about damp and mould in Glasgow houses have been made so far this year than the whole of 2020.
The local authority has also seen a rise in the number of water penetration complaints received with 724, 762 and 882 concerns raised in 2020, 2021 and 2022 respectively.A report was brought before members of the economy and housing committee on Tuesday afternoon following the death of Awaab Ishak in England in 2020 who died due to the condition of the property he was living in.
Property environment sensors have been installed in a number of RSL homes to monitor the levels of humidity and temperature in the property which can be used to determine the likely risk of dampness within a dwelling. He said: “There was naturally concern about the numbers increasing as they have in terms of aspects of complaints.
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